A

PRIMER
OF THE
PGHO OR SHO, KAREN LANGUAGE.

Second Edition Revised.

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MAULMAIN
AMERICAN MISSION PRESS.
1845.

[ 1st Edition.................................................................... 800 ]

Original scanned file can be downloaded from

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 REMARKS.
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This little PRIMER, (vHFtcmxHf) is by no means intended to

be a substitute for the SPELLING BOOK, (vHFrdAg). It is only
intended, as its name indicates, to be a beginning book, to be
immediately followed by the Spelling Book, which will contain
all the sounds of the language. The principal reason for the
Primer is economy. It is believed, that as a general thing, by
the time the child has learned what is in this book, the book
itself will be ruined, and would be, if it were two or three times
as large, and a new one would be demanded. What little
reading there is in this, is all contained in the preceding
spelling lessons; and the pupil should invariably be required to
look out each syllable, and each word, before proceeding to the
next lesson.

The reading of the Primer will be copied into the Spelling

Book, so that, if the pupil has learned this little book, he can at
once begin to read in a new one, which will be an
encouragement to every one, who is anxious to learn.

D. L. BRAYTON.
Mergui, June 1845.
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THE ALPHABET

CONSONANTS.
u c * C i p q A w x
' e y z b r , & v 0
o { t [ Y

VOWELS.
=g =H =h =J =a =: =k =l =d =D

INFLEXIONS
=R =n =. =F =f

NASALS.
=; => =T =m

COMPOUND CHARACTERS
uW cW pW EW yW zW bW rW
us cs ys zs bs rs
u` c` Y z` b` o`
uG cG CG iG pG qG %X wG xG 'G EG
yG zG bG rG ,G %G vG oG tG
 qarRvdn (1) LESSON I.

CONSONANTS & EXERCISES.

u ' u c * C i ' e y z b
c e c * C i u e y z b '
* y * C i u c y z b ' e
C z C i u c * z b ' e y
i b i u c * C b ' e y z

p r p q A w x r , & v 0
q , q A w x p , & v 0 r
A & A w x p q & v 0 r ,
w v w x p q A v 0 r , &
x 0 x p q A w 0 r , & v

o o { t [ Y
{ { t [ Y o
t t [ Y o {
[ [ Y o { t
Y Y o { t [
 qarRvdn (2) LESSON II.

Vowels Exercise. Inflexions. Exercise.

=g =g =H =h =J =a =R =R =n =. =F =f
=H =H =h =J =a =g =n =n =. =F =f =R
=h =h =J =a =g =H =. =. =F =f =R =n
=J =J =a =g =H =h =F =F =f =R =n =.
=a =a =g =H =h =J =f =f =R =n =. =F

Vowels Exercise. Nasals. Exercise.

=: =: =k =l =d =D =; =; => =T =m
=k =k =l =d =D =: => => =T =m =;
=l =l =d =D =: =k =T =T =m =; =>
=d =d =D =: =k =l =m =m =; => =T
=D =D =: =k =l =d
 qarRvdn (3) LESSON III.

EXERCISE IN COMBINATION OR SPELLING.

ug uH uh uJ ua u: uk ul ud uD
cH ch cJ ca c: ck cl cd cD cg
*h *J *a *: *k *l *d *D *g *H
CJ Ca C: Ck Cl Cd CD Cg CH Ch
ia i: ik il id iD ig iH ih iJ
p: pk pl pd pD pg pH ph pJ pa
qk ql qd qD qg qH qh qJ qa q:
AL Ad AD Ag AH Ah AJ Aa A: AK
wd wD wg wH wh wJ wa w: wk wl
xD xg xH xh xJ xa x: xk xl xd
'g 'H 'h 'J 'a ': 'k 'l 'd 'D
eH M eJ ea e: Ek El ed eD eg

INSTRUCTION TO THE TEACHERS.

vHFoDmxJTo>xJT q&.oHnBP
q&.oHn[h< eoHnv*R*R tJnoDmxJTo>xJT zdnonB"< qD>entvlbJ.,dRqHfI
xDTYrRvdnqatz>cdn,dR*DT< tJnxD;M0h.wf< bJ.erdohn,.wf<
tmra>tuUfveTeTvavd;yncdnwf< zhnv>t,dvavHFzaTvChRwf<
tJnvxD;M'Hfbn"< zhnv>tvhRva,.vcD.vChRI rRwAg'n0h.
bJ."xHnC;eD.qHf< q&.oHn[hI
 qarRvdn (4) LESSON IV.

yg yH yh yJ ya y: yk yl yd yD
zH zh zJ za z: zk zl zd zD zg
bh bJ ba b: bk bl bd bD bg bH
rJ ra r: rk rl rd rD rg rH rh
,a ,: ,k ,l ,d ,D ,g ,H ,h ,J
&: %k %l &d &D &g &H &h &J &a
vk vl vd vD vg vH vh vJ va v:
0l 0d 0D 0g 0H 0h 0J 0a 0: 0k
od oD og oH oh oJ oa o: ok ol
{D {g {H {h {J {a {: {k {l {d
tg tH th tJ ta t: tk tl td tD
[H [h [J [a [: [k [l [d [D [g
 qarRvdn (5) LESSON V.

ug uR un u. uF uf u> uT um u;
cH cHR cHn cH. cHF cHf cH> cHT cHm cH;
*h *hR *hn *h. *hF *hf *h> *hT *hm *h;
CJ CJR CJn CJ. CJF CJf CJ> CJT CJm CJ;
ia iaR ian ia. iaF iaf ia> iaT iam ia;
p: p:R p:n p:. p:F p:f p:> p:T p:m p:;
qk qkR qkn qk. qkF qkf qk> qkT qkm qk;
AL ALR ALn AL. ALF ALf AL> ALT ALm AL;
wd wdR wdn wd. wdF wdf wd> wdT wdm wd;
xD xDR xDn xD. xDF xDf xD> xDT xDm xD;
'g 'R 'n '. 'F 'f '> 'T 'm ';
eH eHR eHn eH. eHF eHf eH> eHT eHm eH;
 qarRvdn (6) LESSON VI.

yg yR yn y. yF yf y> yT ym y;
zH zHR zHn zH. zHF zHf zH> zHT zHm zH;
bh bhR bhn bh. bhF bhf bh> bhT bhm bh;
rJ rJR rJn rJ. rJF rJf rJ> rJT rJm rJ;
,a ,aR ,an ,a. ,aF ,af ,a> ,aT ,am ,a;
&: &:R &:n &:. &:F &:f &:> &:T &:m &:;
vk vkR vkn vk. vkF vkf vk> vkT vkm vk;
0l 0lR 0ln 0l. 0lF 0lf 0l> 0lT 0lm 0l;
od odR odn od. odF odf od> odT odm od;
{D {DR {Dn {D. {DF {Df {D> {DT {Dm {D;
tg tR tn t. tF tf t> tT tm t;
[H [HR [Hn [H. [HF [Hf [H> [HT [Hm [H;

qarRvdn (7) LESSON VII.

rg rR rn r. rF rf r> rT rm r;
og oR on o. oF of o> oT om o;
qg qR qn q. qF qf q> qT qm q;
zd zdR zdn zd. zdF zdf zd> zdT zdm zd;
vd vdR vdn vd. vdF vdf vd> vdT vdm vd;

EASY WORDS CONTAINED IN THE PRECEDING...

zdnon uqg rRvdn qarR uqg zdnon
rRvdn qarR zdnon uqg qarR rRvdn
 qarRvdn (8) LESSON VIII.

td tdR tdn td. tdF tdf td> tdT tdm td;

zg zR zn z. zF zf z> zT zm z;
'd 'dR 'dn 'd. 'dF 'df 'd> 'dT 'dm 'd;
&g &R &n &. &F &f &> &T &m &;
bg bR bn b. bF bf b> bT bm b;

EXERCISE ON THE PRECEDING.

qdnzn< zf'dnI q&.< bRqdnzn< zdnonI zdnon bRqdnznI
q&. bRqdnznI uqg bRqdnznqhvD.I

qarRvdn (9) LESSON IX.

vg vR vn v. vF vf v> vT vm v;
vH vHR vHn vH. vHF vHf vH> vHT vHm vH;
zh zhR zhn zh. zhF zhf zh> zhT zhm zh;
zsd zsdR zsdn zsd. zsdF zsdf zsd> zsdT zsdm zsd;
,Gg ,GR ,Gn ,G. ,GF ,Gf ,G> ,GT ,Gm ,G;
vD vDR vDn vD. vDF vDf vD> vDT vDm vD;
 EXERCISE ON THE PRECEDING.
zdnonrRvdnvHFvD.I uqg,GRtvHFvD.I uqg,GRzhnv>YzsdTtvHFvD.I

qarRvdn (10) LESSON X.

qH qHR qHn qH. qHF qHf qH> qHT qHm qH;

CH CHR CHn CH. CHF CHf CH> CHT CHm CH;
*h *hR *hn *h. *hF *hf *h> *hT *hm *h;
xk xkR xkn xk. xkF xkf xk> xkT xkm xk;
rk rkR rkn rk. rkF rkf rk> rkT rkm rk;
eD eDR eDn eD. eDF eDf eD> eDT eDm eD;

EXERCISE ON THE PRECEDING.

vHFva uqg,GR zhnv> YeDn< rGJ vHFqH>CHnvD.I
uqg,GR tvHFqH>CHneDn< rGJ t*hR'dnxmvD.I
YvatrRvdn uqg,GR tvHFqH>CHnBeDn< tofrkFxm0h.zf'dnOI
 qarRvdn (11) LESSON XI.

pl plR pln pl. plF plf pl> plT plm pl;

vJ vJR vJn vJ. vJF vJf vJ> vJT vJm vJ;
vh vhR vhn vh. vhF vhf vh> vhT vhm vh;
'g 'R 'n '. 'F 'f '> 'T 'm ';
oh ohR ohn oh. ohF ohf oh> ohT ohm oh;
th thR thn th. thF thf th> thT thm th;
xg xR xn x. xF xf x> xT xm x;
tD tDR tDn tD. tDF tDf tD> tDT tDm tD;
[g [R [n [. [F [f [> [T [m [;
zsD zsDR zsDn zsD. zsDF zsDf zsD> zsDT zsDm zsD;

EXERCISE ON THE PRECEDING.

uqg,GReDn< tDnAJTvJnI uqg,GReDn< tDnCHTvhFvD.I
uqg,GReDn< YzsdT'ntaRohn[nI uqg,GReDn< YzsdT'ntaRohnthFI
tqarR rRzsDnxmtaRvD.I
 qarRvdn (12) LESSON XII.

rh rhR rhn rh. rhF rhf rh> rhT rhm rh;

og oR on o. oF of o> oT om o;
CU CUR CUn CU. CUF CUf CU> CUT CUm CG;
eH eHR eHn eH. eHF eHf eH> eHT eHm eH;
xH xHR xHn xH. xHF xHf xH> xHT xHm xH;
wJ wJR wJn wJ. wJF wJf wJ> wJT wJm wJ;
eg eR en e. eF ef e> eT em e;
cH cHR cHn cH. cHF cHf cH> cHT cHm cH;
rD rDR rDn rD. rDF rDf rD> rDT rDm rD;
usg usR usn us. usF usf us> usT usm us;

EXERCISE ON THE PRECEDING.

rhFonvzsdmI Yv*RtrhFontDnCUzsdmvJnI Yv*RtrhFontDneH.zsdmvD.I
xGHntrhFontDneH.zsdmOI rGJzDRwJTrhFoneDnv*RvJnI uqg,GR wJT rhFonP
YzsdT wJT rhFonohn v*R*Rqh[nI YzsdTwJTrhFonohn e;*RthFI
vaqacHfusReDn< YzsdT'nqaohn[nI vaqacHfusReDn< YzsdT'nqaohne;*RthFI
YzsdT'nqavohnbn< vge>bJ.eDn uqg,GR 'nqaohn rD.rDnvD.I
 qarRvdn (13) LESSON XIII.

*H *HR *Hn *H. *HF *Hf *H> *HT *Hm *H;

CD CDR CDn CD. CDF CDf CD> CDT CDm CD;
Cd CdR Cdn Cd. CdF Cdf Cd> CdT Cdm Cd;
za zaR zan za. zaF zaf za> zaT zam za;
xg xR xn x. xF xf x> xT xm x;
qd qdR qdn qd. qdF qdf qd> qdT qdm qd;
uWg uWR uWn uW. uWF uWf uW> uWT uWm uW;
bJ bJR bJn bJ. bJF bJf bJ> bJT bJm bJ;

EXERCISE.
uqg,GR t*HmtDnvzsdmvD.I YzsdT t*HmtDneH.zsdmvD.I oHmtDnvat*HmtCDTvD.I
YzsdT tDn vazaTofeDnvD.I YzsdT tDn vazaTofeDn< CU*RvJnI
YzsdT tDn vazaTofeDn< Cdf*RvD.I YBeDn rdvhRAJTvJnI
rdvhRxm va,GRt*HmzaTeDnvD.I rdvhRxm va,GRt*HmzaTeDn< rRbJ.ohnvJnI
rdvhRxmbR uqg,GR vTqdRvTuWneDnvD.I